Resources

Energy Forecasting vs. Reality: How CFOs Forecast Power Bills Across a Chain

For CFOs of brick-and-mortar businesses, forecasting expenses is a constant balancing act. Rent and payroll are predictable. Energy is not. Utility bills swing with weather, demand spikes, rate changes, and billing errors. For a restaurant spending 3–5% of revenue on energy providers or a retailer with margins as thin as 3–6%, these swings can derail forecasts and squeeze cash flow. Yet every CFO still has to answer the same question: “What will our energy bills look like next quarter?” Here are the most common forecasting approaches—and why they fall short.

Five Symptoms You Are Leaving Money in Your Utility Bills

TrueMeter’s Skin in the Game: Aligning Our Economic Incentive

In most industries, service providers earn regardless of results. Energy is no different: brokers take their commissions, bill-pay agents collect their fees, and utilities pass along every cent of cost—while businesses absorb the risk. At TrueMeter (formerly EcoTrove), we believe that model is broken. If we claim to be your energy partner, our economics should be tied directly to your outcomes. That’s why we built TrueMeter with skin in the game: if we can’t deliver the savings we promise, we pay the difference.

Turning Energy Into a Managed Expense

CFO’s Guide to Smart Energy Procurement and Payment